Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - The Algebra of Matrices - 10.4 Exercises - Page 720: 3

Answer

(i) and (ii)

Work Step by Step

(i) Addition can be performed only if the matrices have the same dimension. A has the same dimension as A (itself), so this is possible. (ii) The scalar product $cA$ is the $m\times n$ matrix that is obtained by multiplying each entry of $A$ by $c.$ 2A is defined for any dimension of A. (iii) A matrix product AB exists only if $A$ is an $m\times n$ matrix and $B$ is an $n\times k$ matrix , (the number of columns in the first must equal the number of rows in the second matrix. For AA to exist, A must have the same number of rows and columns. So, no, AA is not defined for any dimension.
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